1. Geographical Features

2. Archipelago a group of many islands.
Pronounced “ahr-kuh-pel-uh-goh” or “arc-i-pel-i-go”

3. bay
part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf

4. butte
A rock formation with vertical or nearly vertical sides that is flat on top and taller than it is wide
Pronounced “bee –yoot”

5. canyon
narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion

6. cape
a curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water

7. cave
a hallow space in the ground or mountain with an opening to enter.

8. channel
a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway.

9. cliff
A high, steep slope of rock or soil

10. a small bay with a restricted entrance.
Cove

11. delta
land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers

12. dune
a pile of sand created by wind or waves (underwater dunes)

13. a fracture in the rocks along which there has been movement
fault

14. fjord
a narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or cliffs created by glaciers
Pronounced “f-yawrd” and sometimes spelled fiord

15. geyser
An opening in the ground that ejects hot water and steam due to volcanic activity.

16. a large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement
glacier

17. gulf
part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay.

18. hill
a raised part of the earth’s surface with sloping sides; old mountain which because of erosion has become rounder and shorter

19. loess
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
Pronounced “low-hes”

20. a land formation having a relatively flat top and steep rock walls
Pronounced “mey-suh”
mesa

21. mountain

22. peninsula
piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water

23. plain
a broad, flat or gently rolling area; usually low in elevation.

24. plateau
flat highland area with one steep face; elevated plain

25. strait
a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water.

26. valley

27. wetland
land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.